File Code: Vehicle Laws - Licensing and Registration
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 303
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegate Wood
- Entitled:
-
Vehicle Laws - Drivers' Licenses - Vision Standards
Modifying vision standards under the Maryland Vehicle Law; authorizing
individuals with specified eyesight levels to qualify for a driver's
license, subject to specified and authorized restrictions; closing
participation under the bioptic telescopic lens program to those not
licensed under the program as of a specified date; establishing a
limited vision license and specifying requirements and restrictions
pertaining to the license; requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration
to refer specified matters to its Medical Advisory Board; etc.
House Action
- 1/23
- First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
- 1/29
- Hearing 2/11 at 1:15 p.m.
- 3/18
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Commerce and Government Matters
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/20
- Third Reading Passed (129-2)
- 5/22
- Governor vetoed - Cross-filed bill was signed
Senate Action
- 3/21
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 4/7
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 4/6
- Favorable
- Special Order later today (Senator Middlebrooks) Adopted
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/7
- Third Reading Passed (42-0)
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- BLIND PERSONS
- COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
- DISABILITIES -see also- BLIND PERSONS; DEAF PERSONS
- DRIVERS' LICENSES
- EQUIPMENT -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT
- MOTOR VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION
- SUNSET
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Transportation
- (
16-110.1 ,
16-110.2 ,
16-110.3
)
- Bill Text:
- First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
Amendments:
- House
- Number: 536759/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 18, 1997 at: 10:18
Status: Adopted